Maputo, January 17 (RHC)-- Heavy floods in southeast African country of Mozambique have killed at least 34 people amid efforts by rescue workers to reach people stranded on rooftops and over the trees. The figure, reported by local officials and press reports, could be even higher, since no information was yet available from all the areas that have been cut off by the flooding, according to Maria Luciano of the country's National Institute of Disaster Management. ... More
United Nations, January 17 (RHC)-- The United Nations is calling on Israel to unlock $127 million in taxes owed to the Palestinian Authority that were withheld after the Palestinians decided to join the International Criminal Court.... More
Hollywood, January 17 (RHC)-- The 2015 Oscars nominations were announced Thursday and for the first time in almost two decades, all 20 acting nominees are white. ... More
Caracas, January 17 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuelan and Portuguese officials will hold high level talks in April to discuss deepening bilateral ties, a minister in Caracas said Friday.... More
Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The former U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, Robert White, has died at the age of 88. ... More
San Salvador, January 17 (RHC-teleSUR) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited El Salvador Friday to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the peace accords that ended the country’s 12-year civil war, which killed more than 75,000 people.... More
Bogota, January 17 (RHC-PL) -- A group of computer experts will investigate threats posted on social networks against political leaders, human rights defenders and Colombian activists, while the intimidation attempts were rejected today by many voices in Bogota.... More
Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- Josefina Vidal, Director of the North America Department of Cuba's Foreign Ministry, will head the island's delegation to talks with the United States beginning January 21st. ... More
Santiago de Cuba, January 17 (RHC-PL)-- The potential of the city of Santiago de Cuba for global solidarity to Cuba and from Cuba were ratified during the analysis of the work of the branch of the Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) during 2014.... More
Jackson, January 17 (RHC)-- A new poll in the U.S. finds widespread support for President Barack Obama's decision to make it easier to travel and trade with Cuba, according to a report published by the Sun Herald daily in the U.S. state of Mississippi.... More
Arlington, January 17 (RHC)-- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) praised the U.S. government decision to lessen trade restrictions on Cuba in a statement by CEO of the CEA, Gary Shapiro, on Friday and published by Business Wire. ... More
Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- A U.S. Congressional delegation comprised of six Democrats is arriving in Cuba this weekend, according to a CNN press release on Friday.... More
Geneva, January 17 (RHC-PL) -- Cuba and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) ratified Friday their willingness to continue the cooperation links in various topics of mutual interest. The Cuban ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organizations with headquarters in Switzerland, Anayansi Rodríguez, recognized IOM's support in the training of representatives of the island in regional courses.... More
Havana, January 17 (RHC-PL) –- The President of the Cuban Parliament, Esteban Lazo, and head of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, Aldo Cornero, expressed Friday the commitment of both legislative groups to tighten their links, according to the sympathy existing between both governments and peoples. The visit complying an invitation of Cuba is a genuine expression of sympathy and a simple of our interest in contributing to improve relations and adjust collaboration mechanisms between parliaments of both nations, affirmed Corneiro.... More
Havana, January 17 (RHC-PL) – The Foreign Affairs Minister of Ghana, Hanna Serwaah, highlighted today her nation's strong ties with Cuba. In statements to the press, Serwaah pointed out that the objective of this visit to Havana is to strengthen the links with the island, which are already strong in itself.... More
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